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Bruce Mailey football obit
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2019 Jeff Heller swimming
Texas lost an impactful member of the Longhorn Community with the passing of Jeff Heller, an All-American swimmer at UT, Marine Corps veteran and successful Dallas businessman. On Tuesday (Jan. 8), former Longhorn standout and American hero Jeff Heller passed away at the age of 80. He was an All-American swimmer at The University of Texas –…
Loyd Wainscott
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2018 Don Burrisk football
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Red McCombs has passed away
View in Browser Red McCombs has passed Away Click on “View in Browser” highlighted above in white lettering if the newsletter is not to scale, font is too small, or no images are present. Save the link attached to receive updated information as it is added. Red’s celebration of life will include his obit when…

